I was lucky enough to win not one but TWO cruises, in just three days! I couldn’t believe my luck and since then I’ve decided to enter every cruise competition I can find on the internet.
I decided to create this list of every online cruise competition to make it easier for others to find cruise competitions and enter them online as well.
I’ve even provided the answers to any quiz questions for you. (I can’t guarantee that they’re correct, but I tried my very best!)
How to win a free cruise
Entering the competitions to win free cruises is easy. Just click on each of the links below and you’ll be taken to the competition entry pages. Just enter your details and off you go. And don’t forget to check your emails in case you win!
As I’m based in the UK, I have chosen cruise competitions that are open to UK residents.
Free Cruise Competitions in the UK
The competitions listed below are all free to enter online.
⭐ NEW ⭐ – Win a river cruise for two people with Riviera Travel
Closing date: 31st March 2026
Win a Europe cruise worth up to £5,000 with AmaWaterways
Closing date: 17th March 2026
Win a 7-night cruise for two onboard P&O Cruises’ Iona
Closing date: 30th June 2026
Win a Saga cruise to Spain and Portugal
Entrants must be aged 50 or over, as the lead traveller must be at least 50 years old at the time of travel.
Closing date: 12th February 2026
Win an Ambassador Cruise Line 2026 cruise for two worth up to £2,500
Closing date: 29th January 2026
Win an Ambassador cruise and a £250 clothing voucher from Klass
Closing date: 13th February 2026
Win a Rhine river cruise in spring
Closing date: 30th January 2026
Win a balcony cabin for two with Ambassador Cruise Line
Closing date: 22nd April 2026
Win a Marella cruise with TUI
Closing date: 28th February 2026
Competitions with text and postal entries
Some cruise competitions are only open to people entering via text or post. I usually don’t enter these as there is a charge to enter by text and I think that entering by post is a bit of a faff. If I ever have to post anything it usually stays in my handbag for a few weeks until I pass a post box!
However, if you’d like to enter the competitions too, then please go ahead. The links to the competition details are below.
None at the moment
Get notified of new cruise competitions
I send out an emails to let people know about the latest cruise competitions. You can sign up to that here and never miss another competition.
Have you ever won a cruise?
If you’re lucky enough to win a cruise in one of these competitions, please come back and let me know. I’d love to hear about it!
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For years my partner and I wondered what a cruise would be like, then in 2010 I won a competition to sail on the Celebrity Eclipse from Southampton around the Med. We loved it and were hooked. Although Celebrity will always be our favourite, due to their limited itinerary from Southampton, we have sailed on many other cruise ships
Hi the first competition link seems to open the p&o competition.
Oops Fixed, that! Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate you. Jenni
Hi Jenni’ As we know Princess and P/O offer extra on board credit for EX Servicemen/Women. Now Carnival has taken over P/O Will carnival continue the generous offer ?? Dennis Qld Australia.
Do you have any list of contests available to residents of the United States?? If not please post some, as it would be greatly appreciated!!
Hi Jenni,
We’re so glad we could find your blog. We found a lot of brilliant ideas for our next cruise in August.
We are mad about cruises (it will be our 5th one) and different competitions.
It would be great to get some advice from you to be able to enter competitions that are open also for EU residents.
Looking forward to your answer,
Marta, Peter
Really Truly Appreceated. As Pensioners we need a lot of help and Advice about cruising – which you have supplied and given to us. Many many Thanks. Best of wishes for you and your Lovely Family. Have also Just Voted for you – so Best of Luck.
Kind regards
Linda and Arwyn James
Thank you!
Jenni,
I think you need to sack your website author. They’ve put the closing date for the Regent Seven Seas competition as 16th September 2023, when it should be 2024.
Love your site and I voted for you.
Thanks for all these. Have you heard of many people winning? Hope it doesn’t mean that I will get a deluge of spam now. Thanks all the same.
Hi. I just clicked on the Arvia competition and it is different with a different closing date!
Ah yes, it looks like they extended it. I’ve updated it on here to match. Thanks for letting me know! Jenni
Thank you for the competition cruises info…just entered them ..fingers crossed!
wife won a cruise on NCL encore 2019 when she came into Southampton.
Was originally booked after much difficultly after 100 days of communication with Miami ( the only way they will do it). even though they have offices in Southampton.
Then covid came not there fault. and it was understandably cancelled
had been rebooked and cancelled again have got to the point that the flights and additional charges make it and expensive free gift so have given up on it shame as it was in the haven
You CM are a welcome wiki on the waves of information! Outstanding 🙂 thank you
Thank you so much for these competitions – and I did vote for CruiseMummy! You’re awesome!
Thanks so much! Jenni
We have just won a cruise with MSC( before I discovered your website) and will drefinitely be entering more now that I have found you. Many thnksa for the information you provide.
Thank you so very much for the competition links.
We won a cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the seas with the Blue Light Card last year. It was a fabulous 8 nights.
Take care x
Amazing, congratulations on your win!!!
Hi Jenni,
What a lovely gesture, have entered the Sky Princess comp. Don’t think I could cope on one of the other Upmarket cruises even though they do look marvellous. BY the way, we have booked on Anthem of the seas cabin 8275, do you know if there is a video out there we can view ? maybe by someone who has stayed in it. My wife is desperate to find out exact layout – thanks.
Hi Francis. I can’t find a video of that exact cabin, but this one should be identical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03N2g2UXbM8 I hope that helps! Good luck with the competition. Jenni
Thanks so much for posting these! I have also won two cruises previously, the first was a Carnival cruise around the Med (the one that got us hooked!) and then a Xmas Markets one on QM2 which was also fantastic.
Oh wow, so nice to hear from a fellow winner. Do you enter a lot of competitions too? Good luck with these! Jenni
Oh how I love to see and hear where you are cruising,how lovely of you to share cruising comps with us all,I love a cruise and really missed it these two years,am saving up our pennies for hopefully a cruise next year,unless my luck changes and we win one thank you both so much.
You’re most welcome. And good luck!
Thanks for compiling these Jenny
You’re most welcome. Good luck!
Cruise mummy, can you find links to cruise competitions in and around Australia, Asia etc.
Ozzies are always left out of such bargains and if you look at overseas cruises they are always cheaper than cruising in and around Australia/ New Zealand. Some packages are up to 2.5 times more than a European or USA cruise.
Hi John, thanks for the suggestion! As far as I can see, nobody is listing all the cruise competitions for Australian residents to enter However, it looks like there are lots available. Your best bet would be to type “win a cruise” into google.com.au and you should see quite a few come up. Good luck! Jenni
I looked at MSC Virtuosa which is billed as all inclusive , but on their site I noticed that several eating options were classed as chargeable , for instance the burgers and hot dogs at the pool . These have always been included on all other lines I have been with. Be nice to see a report on this!!!!
Hi John. I’ll be on MSC Virtuosa next week so I’ll have more info for you then. Be sure to follow me on social media for updates, Instagram is where I like to hang out most: https://www.instagram.com/cruisemummy/ Jenni
I’m already booked on the first one!
The Sky Princess one looks perfect – entered 🙂
Good luck!
Thanks very much for sharing all these with us Jenni!
Well done on winning some great prize cruises. Sounds amazing 🙂
I’d love to know, did you win them through your cruise company ie for employees only or were you really lucky in beating thousands of entrants via an entry form?
Was there any skill involved?
Good luck for your winning your next cruise!
Thank you. There are some competitions which are only for travel agents and while I do enter those too, all the ones I post here are ones that anyone in the UK can enter. If any skill’s involved it’s only ever a quick Google of the answer which I do for you to save you time 🙂 Good luck!
Have always wanted to go on a cruise with my partner but we could never afford it. I have entered all so fingers crossed x
Good luck!
Ooooh I shall be entering them all ? thank you!
You’re welcome!